What's in Store for Chesapeake

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which energy editor and analyst Joel South and manufacturing editor and analyst Isaac Pino discuss topics around the investing world.

In this edition, Joel talks about the future of Chesapeake Energy. After stumbling through an excruciating month, with CEO Aubrey McClendon wrapped up in questionable transactions as well as running a hedge fund trading on energy derivatives, the stock has dropped 20% in the past month. Southeastern Asset Management, Chesapeake's largest shareholder, made it known that it's upset with management's guidance and focus -- to the point that Southeastern said it would be interested in a sale of Chesapeake. Watch the video and see what this additional oversight means for Chesapeake as well as who could potentially put a blockbuster deal together to acquire the natural-gas company.

As Chesapeake has shown us, even solid businesses can have sudden and violent price swings. Some of those movements are reflections of the companies' management, as is the case here, and some happen when companies can't adapt to a changing business environment. History shows us cases where wealth can be wiped out in a matter of minutes, and that's why I'm offering a free report detailing three companies that have time and again proved their worth and returned outstanding profits to their shareholders. Learn more about these amazing stocks in "3 Stocks That Will Help You Retire Rich." The report won't be available forever, so we invite you to enjoy a free copy today. You can access it by clicking here.

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